OSLA Award of Distinction
Description
To honour individuals or organizations outside individual schools or school boards which have contributed to school libraries and/or school library professionals with a significant impact over a sustained period of time.
Eligibility
- This award is given by OSLA Council to individuals or organizations which have made a significant impact in the school library field through at least one of the following:
- encouraging a love of reading
- support of the school library professional
- school library advocacy campaigns
- professional development for school library professionals
- providing leadership in school libraries
- support of the Ontario School Library Association
- support of school library research
- support of the Forest of Reading
- the publication of handbooks, guidelines, and resource documents to support school library professionals
- School library professionals, library coordinators, teacher-librarians’ associations, parent groups and friends of school libraries are eligible for this award.
- As this award is meant to celebrate friends and supporters of school libraries who may be outside our membership, nominees do not have to be members in good standing of the OLA, nor do they have to be individuals or organizations based in Ontario or Canada.
Criteria
- Nominations for this award are not accepted by the membership.
- The nominator must be a member of OSLA council
- The nominator must provide evidence to support the nomination, potentially including but not limited to:
- An endorsement by at least one additional OSLA Council member.
- Documented accomplishments of the individual/project/group and a package of appropriate materials to support the nomination.
Selection Process
- The selection committee consists of at least 3 members of the OSLA Council.
- The presentation of the award is at the discretion of the OSLA Council and is not necessarily presented on an annual basis.
Award Presentation Information
- This award is presented at the OLA Annual Super Conference.
- OSLA Award winners are published in the Teaching Librarian and may be promoted through other association publications.
